Luce v. Harris
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to the Court of Common Pleas of Fayette county: Of October and November Term 1875, No. 292. This was an action of ejectment, brought by Elizabeth Luce and the minor children of W. W. Luce, deceased, by their guardian, David Luce, against James E. Harris. The writ was issued January 15th 1874, for two undivided seventh parts of two tracts of land in Perry township, containing together about 115 acres.
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Error to the Court of Common Pleas of Fayette county: Of October and November Term 1875, No. 292. This was an action of ejectment, brought by Elizabeth Luce and the minor children of W. W. Luce, deceased, by their guardian, David Luce, against James E. Harris. The writ was issued January 15th 1874, for two undivided seventh parts of two tracts of land in Perry township, containing together about 115 acres. The question in this case arose under the will of Jacob Harris, deceased,'who died December 25th 1852, seised of the real estate above mentioned. The testator left eight children surviving…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Paxson
That portion of the will of Jacob Harris under which the contention in this case arises, is-in the following words : “ I give and bequeath unto my son, Jacob Harris, and Eliza, his wife, the tract of land on which they now reside, during their natural lifetime, it containing one hundred acres, more or less ; and further, I give unto my son Jacob and wife, one-third of the farm on which I now reside, which they shall come into possession of at my death ; and further, I order that my son Jacob and his wife shall not sell or dispose of their life-interest in the foregoing devises to any person…
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